Reviewed by Desere
Lucien Wynter
Lucien Wynter is sex on legs, the perfect example of what makes a sensible woman lose all her inhibitions! But he's dangerous and therefore definitely not the kind of man any sensible woman wants or needs to get involved with. Anyone and everyone who gets in contact with him is always at risk.
And it's for that very reason he has been distancing himself from his violent past for the last 15 years. He has built his own honest business empire and has amassed his own private fortune, but he always makes sure to never get emotionally entangled. Like any other man he still has needs and when he wants a woman in his bed, he takes her, to the heights of heaven and then tosses her out the door !
It;s a physical release nothing more, until the beautiful, fiery and elusive Nicky McKenzie steps into his world. He wants her and he will have her, no holds barred. But as the saying goes, " Every man has his weakness", and soon Lucien discovers that Nicky is the one woman he can't forget, if only she wasn't the one woman capable of bringing his violent past to a earth shattering crash. Does he protect the woman he's come to love or does he protect his past?
Nicky McKensie
Nicky McKensie has to under all circumstances stay unnoticed, hidden from the world it's best for everyone involved. And for the last five years she has managed to do it perfectly. Then she meets Lucien Wynter , cold, heartless, all about use and abuse , rock my world then send me falling from a cliff Lucien , and Nicky loses touch with reality and forgets what she's been running from. Meeting Lucien is either a cruel twist of fate or just life's way of letting her know there's something else she wants but can't have. She wants him every bit as bad as he wants her , and a girl is allowed to indulge and then get the heck out, it's as easy as the multiple orgasms he guarantees she will experience in his arms. But soon Nicky knows she's in too deep, she wants to protect this man against the dangers he's hiding from, but does she offer up her own freedom in order to protect he man she has come to love or get out while she still can?
I have long been a fan of this author's books, of course her other reads are wonderful but not anywhere near as hot as this read. I am taking dirty talk like you've never read before, sex that sets the pages on fire and a mystery with so much dark reality it will leave you in awe of this author's amazing writing skills. In this read the author has proven she can go from sweet and sexy to full blown rock my world in mere seconds.
Both the main characters were simply put, brilliant ! The author let me into their minds with stunning clarity, and created so many emotions pouring from my soul , I cried , I laughed, I felt the fear,m anger, hurt, betrayal and afterwards I was a big old mess of bubble walking around with the various emotions still wreaking havoc on my senses.
I adored Lucien, yes he's a cold, unfeeling , heartless bastard, but with good reason, and it's that very reason , protective instinct, that made me fall for him harder than I have ever fallen for any of this author's characters. And if I had to be Nicky I for darn sure would have also lost all train of thought should Lucien have appeared in front of me. He was written with such intensity that he simply cannot be ignored. I have come across some hero's in reads that have it all happening but there is not really anything there that draws me to them and at the end of the day it's just a nice hero with some dark tendencies and that's where it ends. Not Lucien, he was all that I wanted and more!
Nicky was a really fabulous character, always trying to push for that ultimate freedom , we regular people take for granted. I admired her determination most of all. I don't think just any author can take a running away from the past and danger heroine and let her determination shine through with utter perfection, the way this author did. It was marvelous and so , so , so thrilling! I adored how the author let her shift from running from danger to running right at it , all in the name of love.
I am taking away a message of life is full of wonder but also danger lurking around every corner. When danger comes knocking it is only natural that you will want to run as fast as you can, but always running will only cause danger to always hunt you. There comes a time to run and a time to stand your ground and fight back even if it causes you to lose it all, in the end your courage is what will set you apart from the rest.
I recommend this read for all fans of action packed, adventure filled romantic suspense reads. Passionate off the charts sex, a mystery better than Sherlock Holmes ever faced and a journey of romance overcoming the dangers of the past . A thrilling , dangerous romance Carole bring us more!
5/5 star review
" He's hot, sexy ,thrilling dark and dangerous, she's meant to run, right? "
** Note: If you you prefer your reads with clean language, non too sexy situations and a story more on the down low side ( sweet with just a little spice) of romance this is not the read for you. Instead pick up one of this author's fabulous Harlequin Presents books.
